Tombstone epitaph., 1887-08-20
Encouraging Railroad News.
Globe Silver Belt.

Globe Silver Belt
 The following letter relative to the con struction of the Arizona Mineral Belt Railroad, has been received from Vice President A. A. McDonell.
 ARIZONA MINERAL BELT R. R., AUXILIARY TO ATLATIC & PACIFIC.
 FLAGSTAFF, A. T., July 2S, 1887.
 MEssRs HOLMES AND KINNEY, Com mittee, Globe A. T.-Gentlemen: In re- gard to our railroad, for which you have so patiently waited, can state it will come without fail. am afraid the en- terprise is mistrusted generally in con- sequence of continued delays, but the herculean task of raising so many thous- ands of dollars, to penetrate country so little known, has taken until now to com plete that part of the undertaking, but it has been accomplished in manner which all will agree reflects abundant credit on its promoters, and now we are assured, with no delay, except by incle- ment weather which may retard our ad- vance from Flagstaff to Benson, we will accomplish the end in view.
 The feelling here is that Globe with her wonderful resources, which we know are to be found in her surrounding hills, and the large acreage of farming and stock-raising country in its vicinity, when connected with the mighty railroads, north and south, will realize that glorious good time so long and so patiently wait. ed for. To-day we have twenty-five miles of track completed, twelve more will be in place by the middle of August. We are hastening the work to the Rim with all possible speed, and hope to reach it before snow flies. The company now ownes three engines which will be run running in a few days, also sixty new box and fiat cars loaded with steel rails are en route here for us. Our daily ship ments over first ten miles of completed road, from Flagstaff, averaged forty cars per day in ties, wood, logs and merchan- disc, larger freight business than ever before reached by any railroad for like distance ever built in the Southwest. Our pay roll consists over three hundred names, and the Company has plenty of | h ,ph,rh to prnn,ntlu accounts on the 18th of every month. Four trains run daily from Flagstaff to the end of track.
 We learn that some of your influential citizens assert and affect to believe that we are only trying to tap the timber here and that thirty-6ve or forty miles will witness our finishing point. Please tell those knowing ones that we have not reached it yet, and ifthey will take the trouble to go over the route and if cover ing the timber belt fixes the terminus of our route, they will find the distance be- fore clearing the pineries nearly double their highest approximation.
 Secondly: We are feeder of the A, T.&S. F. Co. Their line at Benson is isolated, and has no connection with their system, and therefore if there was not stick of timber in these mountains for the sake of placing the Mexican route in working order with their chain, they would build the A. M. B. R. R., which is necessary to render their Sonora road an available and profitable route by which the end in view can be accomplish ed. We trust that with the assured success of the measure that even those in Globe who have so consistently decried the eff forts to resurrect Globe from her impov- erished condition and make it the leading city of the south will be satisf- ed.
 Have patience. We, at times, nearl. lost ours. But, mark my words, we ar' comining al last without fail.
 Very Truly Yours,